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10 | FEBRUARY 2016 AUSTRALIAN HOTELIER
IN REVIEW
COUNTRY TOWN CROWD-
FUNDS PUB REBUILD
The community of Buchan, Victoria, raised $600,000 to rebuild the Buchan Caves Hotel that
was destroyed by fire in 2014. The money was raised through crowd-funding website, Pozible.
The shareholders plan to seek approximately another $300,000 which should see the project
reach completion.
MIDNIGHT CLOSING
TIME ‘WIN’ FOR WA
The Western Australian government has introduced
legislation that will allow pubs, taverns and small
bars to automatically trade until midnight on a
Sunday, as opposed to 10pm.
The Australian Hotels Association for Western
Australia labelled the move a “major step forward”
and something that consumers and businesses
should applaud.
AHA(WA) CEO Bradley Woods said: “As well as
Sunday trading, the Bill removes significant layers of
red tape from the industry which will in turn reduce
administrative and operational costs for business.
This is long overdue but welcomed reform.”
SHORT AND LEACH GIVE IMPERIAL NEW LEASE ON LIFE
After recent licensing breaches, the Imperial Hotel in Erskineville, Sydney, finally had a change in luck, having been purchased by respected hoteliers Fraser
Short and Scott Leach for roughly $6.5 million.
The venue faced 72-hour closures enforced by the Office of Gaming, Liquor and Racing (OGLR) in both June and July this year. The closures were applied on both
occasions after rampant drug use was witnessed by both OGLR inspectors and police officers.
Leach and Short were keen to move the Imperial Hotel on from its chequered history and excited about the collaborative sense of community the Imperial
Hotel engenders. “We look forward to working closely with the Erskineville community, including police and the LGBTIQ community, on the future direction of
this iconic venue,” Leach said.
GOODBYE THE
NEWINGTON, HELLO
PUBLIC HOUSE
PETERSHAM
After having purchased The
Newington from Tim Condon
at the start of the year, Solotel
this month relaunched the
hotel, with a renovation and
a name change to Public
House, Petersham. The revamp
included a shipping container
seated area in the beer garden,
artwork by local artists, and
upcycled furniture to reflect the
local artistic community.
HUGE DEAL NETS
DIXON 17 PUBS
Victoria-based hotel group Dixon
Hospitality purchased Open Door Pub
Co in what is believed to be the largest
food and beverage leasehold deal in
the state’s history. The acquisition,
which includes 17 pubs mostly located
in Victoria, propelled the fledgling
Dixon Hospitality Group into the big
league, turning it into one of the most
significant hotel operators in the state
overnight. Michael Dixon, who owns
Dixon Hospitality, bought his first pub
in 2014.
Open Door Pub Co is run by
Michael Thiele, founder of the
Australian-themed “Walkabout” pubs
in Britain. After leaving the UK, he set
up Open Door Pub Co in 2004 with
the acquisition of 24 managed venues
and 17 subleased venues from Lion
Nathan. Thiele has now exited
the business.
The Duke Hotel
PHMG SNAP UP
WOOLLAHRA HOTEL
The Woollahra Hotel was sold to Public House Management Group
by hoteliers Peter and Sally Ryan – the first hotel they have sold
since 1992. The hotel includes Bistro Moncur, a restaurant that has
been awarded one chef’s hat from the Sydney Morning Herald’s
Good Food Guide; a large terrace, two bars and a cellar that sells
boutique wines.
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